Toilet seat attachment



June 29, 1965 E. E. BoGENBERGl-:R 3,191,193

TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 191 1962 iframe-'YL lUnited StatesPatent Gliice 3,19l ,193 Patented June 29, 1965 3,191,193 TOILET SEATATTACHMENT Esther E. Bogenberger, 3736 N. 39th St., Milwaukee, Wis.Filed Feb. 19, 1962,-Ser. No. 173,954 3 Claims. (Cl. 4-251) Thisinvention relates to a hygenic toilet seat attachment comprising ahandle and deodorant dispenser.

It is the object of the invention to provide an attachment which can beapplied readily to a toilet seat not only to facilitate the hygeniclifting thereof but to provide a pocket in which deodorizing ordisinfecting material may be incorporated and from which it may bedispensed.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a toilet having a seat equipped withan attachment embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the seat and attachment.

FIG. 3 is a further enlarged View in plan of the attachment per se.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view taken in section through a modifiedembodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a View taken in section on the line S--S of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a modified embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a View in section on the line 7 7 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a View in perspective showing a further modiied embodiment ofthe invention.

FIG. 9 is a reduced scale view in section similar to i that of FIG. 4showing a further modified embodiment of the invention.

FIG. l is a view similar to FIG. 9 showing a further modiied embodimentof the invention.

The toilet bowl may be conventionally equipped with a hinged seat 6having its upper surface 7 conventionally rounded toward its inner andouter margins 3 and 4.

The attachment may be made of any appropriate material such as sheetmetal, or plastic, or wire.

In the preferred embodiment the attachment comprises a fitting whichincludes both a handle and a receptacle for vaporizable material.However, the handle and the receptacle may be used independently assuggested in other embodiments shown.

The fitting may be aixed to the seat in any appropriate way. To avoidscrewing the attachment to the under surface of the seat, the preferredplastic embodiment herein disclosed is made with hook portions 8 and 9for clampingly engaging the inner and outer margins 3 and 4. The hookportion 9 carries a handle 10 which projects laterally beyond the seat.The hook portion is integral with a web 11 which desirabley lies flatagainst the under surface of the seat and provides a bevelled way 12 fora slide 13 which integrally carries the hook portion S.

The slide may either be spring biased to engage its hook 8 with theinside margin of the seat, or it may be anchored positively. FIG. 3shows a biasing spring 1 which is anchored to the web 11 at 2 and tendsto pull the slide to the right. If the slide is withdrawn to the left,the spring is deformed as shown in dotted lines, thus subjecting theslide to bias.

In the alternative disclosure of FIGS. 4 and 5, the slide and the wayare desirably provided with complementary teeth at 14. Ordinarily thesewill sufiice to hold slide adjustment but optionally they may be pressedinto engagement by the bias of a spring 15 having its ends engaged inpockets 16 at the sides of the way. The spring has a central convolution17 bearing against the slide as best shown in FIG. 5. With the hook 9 ofthe attachment engaged with the outer margin 4 of the seat, the slide ispushed inwardly to engage its hook portion 8 with the inner margin 3 ofthe seat. The interlocked teeth 14 will hold the slide in position tosecure the appliance to the seat.

The central web 11 is formed to provide a shallow pocket at 20 toreceive vaporizable material, represented here in the form of the tablet21. Lateral openings 22 permit the escape of the vapor. The vaporizablematerial may comprise deodorant, disinfectant or perfume or the like.The rubber bumpers shown in dotted lines at 23 hold the seat at a levelsuch that the cup or pocket 20 does not engage the bowl.

It is unimportant whether the vaporizable material is in the form of atablet or comprises a liquid impregnating a iat pad or other carrier.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 the fitting comprises a singlepiece of fiexible material such as plastic or metal, the hook Sti andthe hook and the handle 100 being integral with the web in which the cup200 is provided. In this instance the apertures 220 are in the bottom ofthe cup but it is immaterial wheher they are in the bottom or are in thesides as suggested in FIG. 4. This fitting is applied and removed byflexing it to and from engagement with the seat margins.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 the hooks 801 for engagement with theinner margin of the seat and 901 for engagement with the outer margin ofthe seat, as well as the handle 1111, are made of one single piece ofspring wire bent as shown. The leg 24 of the spring wire is formed witha loop 25 to receive the cup 26 for the vaporizable material. To resistcorrosion the spring wire or other metal parts used in embodiments ofthe present invention are desirably plated or rubber coated or made 0fcorrosion resistant metal such as stainless steel.

FIG. 9 shows a fitting comprising a one piece handle 102 and supportingweb 112 joined by adhesive 28 to the under surface 29 of the seat. Thisis merely illustrative of the fact that the handle may be usedindependently of the cup, if desired. FIG. 10 shows that the fitting forvaporizable material may comprise a cup to be used independently of thehandle. The web 113 connected by adhesive 30 to the underside of seat 6has a screw threaded boss at 31 to which the apertured cup 203 isdetachably screwed.

I claim:

1. An attachment for a toilet seat which is supported in spaced relationto a toilet bowl, the attachment comprising a shallow fitting receivablewithin the space between the seat and bowl and extending transverselybeneath a portion of the seat, and means for connecting the fitting withthe seat and comprising hook .portions fitting the inner and outerperipheral marginal portions of the toilet seat and constituting themeans for attaching the fitting to the seat, the fitting having a pocketfor the reception of vaporizable material, the fitting being furtherprovided with a laterally projecting handle for the manipulation of theseat to which the fitting is attached.

Z. An attachment according to claim 1 in further combination `with meansfor adjustably holdingone ofsaidV hooks in a position in which bothengage said seat.

3. An attachment for a toilet seat which is` supported in spacedrelation to a toilet bowl, the attachment comprising a shallow iittingof resiliently flexible material receivable within the space between theseat and bowl andl extending transversely beneathr a portion of theseat, and means for connecting the fitting with the seat and cornprisingintegral hook portions fitting the inner and outer I provided with alaterally .projecting handle for theA manipulation of the seatY to whichthe fitting is attached.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Strahl 1 248-2262Adams 4-251 Palmer.

Reed 24S-226.2 XR Vause i 4-229 Wiederman.. 4-237 XR EDWARD V.BENI-IAM,l Pnlclj;r Examine-. FRANK E. BAILEY, Ex'mu'ner.

1. AN ATTACHMENT FO R A TOILET SEAT WHICH SUPPORTED IN SPACED RELATIONTO A TOILET BOWL, THE ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A SHALLOW FITTING RECEIVABLEWITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SEAT AND BOWL AND EXTENDING TRAVSVERSELYBENEATH A PORTION OF THE SEAT, AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE FITTING WITHTHE SEAT AND COMPRISING HOOK PORTIONS FITTING THE INNER AND OUTERPERIPHERAL MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE TOILET SEAT AND CONSTITUTING THEMEANS FOR ATTACHING THE FITTING TO THE SEAT, THE FITTING HAVING A POCKETFOR THE RECEPTION OF VAPORIZABLE MATERIAL, THE FITTING BEING FURTHERPROVIDED WITH A LATERALLY PROJECTING HANDLE FOR THE MANIPULATION OF THESEAT TO WHICH THE FITTING IS ATTACHED.